whippletree

Noun

Meaning

The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces, or tugs, of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, or other implement or vehicle, is drawn; a whiffletree; a swingletree; a singletree. See Singletree.

The cornel tree.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

swingletree whiffletree transverse traverse transom transept singletree swingtree swinglebar splinter bar

Hypernyms

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Close letter words and terms

whipple's quixote yucca whipple's spanish bayonet whipple's yucca whippomorph whippomorphan whippoorwill